Re: which Xeon processors don't have the context switching problem - Mailing list pgsql-performance

From Josh Berkus
Subject Re: which Xeon processors don't have the context switching problem
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Msg-id 200702231330.57014.josh@agliodbs.com
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In response to which Xeon processors don't have the context switching problem  (Geoffrey <esoteric@3times25.net>)
Responses Re: which Xeon processors don't have the context switching problem
Re: which Xeon processors don't have the context switching problem
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Geoffrey,

> I recall a reference on the list indicating that newer Xeon processors
> don't suffer from the context switching problem reported last year.

Just to be clear, it's a software problem which affects all architectures,
including AMD and Sparc.  It's just *worse* on the PIII and P4 generation
Xeons.

--
--Josh

Josh Berkus
PostgreSQL @ Sun
San Francisco

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